Help us bring back one of the most magical features of Horace Walpole’s garden. Support our £30,000 appeal to recreate the iconic Shell Seat in collaboration with Factum Foundation and Factum Arte, ensuring it endures for generations to come.
Strawberry Hill House & Garden, created by Horace Walpole in the 18th century, has been open to visitors for over 250 years. This extraordinary building is internationally famous as Britain’s finest example of Georgian Gothic revival architecture and home to an increasingly important collection of paintings and objects.
OPENING TIMES:
House & Shop: Open 5 days a week, Wednesday – Sunday 10am–4pm. Last entry 3pm.
Garden & Café: Open 5 days a week, Wednesday-Friday, 9.30am–4pm & Saturday-Sunday 9am-4pm.
Bank Holidays and weekends can be busy, so we recommend booking online to guarantee availability. You can also save money on your tickets when you book online.
Help us bring back one of the most magical features of Horace Walpole’s garden. Support our £30,000 appeal to recreate the iconic Shell Seat in collaboration with Factum Foundation and Factum Arte, ensuring it endures for generations to come.
We need your support to keep the house open for generations to come. Become a member or donate to our fundraising initiatives today.
House Guided Tour – Last Sunday of the Month
22 February-27 December 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am, the last Sunday of every month
NEWS: Strawberry Hill House & Garden, which inspired the world’s first Gothic novel back in 1764, is delighted to announce its inaugural Festival of the Gothic Imagination, 21 – 23 May 2027.
Tickets for the Festival will be released on Friday 4 December 2026 along with the festival schedule. Early booking is recommended, owing to high anticipated demand and limited capacity.
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NEWS: Strawberry Hill House has raised £85,000 to acquire Johann Heinrich Müntz’s South East View of Strawberry Hill House (c.1755–58), thanks to our generous supporters. Commissioned by Horace Walpole, it is one of only two known oil views of the House by the artist and captures the villa before later additions. The painting will become the cornerstone of our planned ground-floor orientation space, helping visitors discover how Strawberry Hill evolved.
FIND OUT MORENEWS:We invite proposals for Gothic 1730–1850: Traditions, Transmissions, Translations, an international conference at St Mary’s University and Strawberry Hill House on 17–18 June 2027. Exploring connections across literature, art, architecture and collecting, the conference welcomes scholars at all career stages. Submit a 300-word abstract and a biography to gothic2027@gmail.com by 4 January 2027.
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Strawberry Hill House offers a range of opportunities to get involved in activities taking place in all areas of the House and Garden.
Within easy reach of central London, Strawberry Hill House is a stunning space for hosting a variety of events.
